The episode, which aired in the UK last night, drew an overnight audience of 5 million, peaking at 5.2, with a share of 24.4%.

The episode, which was scheduled against the pre-match UEFA Champions League Final on ITV is likely to benfit from a high timeshift, as has been the norm this series. It was however, still the second most watched show of the day accross all channels.

Saturday, 28 May 2011

The awards are back for the second time and this year they have been expaned to cover fifteen seperate catagories. As with the first awards last year, the catagories for Best Doctor, Best Companion and Best Story have been split into Classic and New to make voting as fair as possible because while everyone has seen the show since it returned in 2005, not everyone is as familiar with the classic series and it deserves to get equal representation.

The awards for Best Villian has been modified slightly to cover a wider range and now sits alongside Best Alien/Monster Species. This will mean that individual baddies will be recognised apart from their race, for example. Restac could be nominated seperately from The Silurians. Other new catagories include Best Guest/One Off Character, Best Writer and Best Director.

As with last year, it is not compulsory to vote in every catagory. You can vote for as little as one or as many as fifteen when you submit your nominations, but votes will only count once so think carefully about your choices.

We had a tremendous response last year and we are looking for the same this year. There are many ways that you can sumbit your nominations. You can either send a DM via Twitter to either myself or PopRockGeek, or send us a PM on the forum (requires registration) or by sending a personal message via the facebook page. Alternatively, you can send an email to us HERE. Just copy and paste the catagories below, along with your answers in whichever way is easiest for you.

Best Doctor (New) -
Best Doctor (Classic) -
Best Companion (New) -
Best Companion (Classic) -
Best Story (New) -
Best Story (Classic) -
Best Guest/One Off Character -
Best Recurring Character -
Best Alien/Monster Species -
Best Villain -
Best Writer -
Best Director -
Best Spinoff -
Best Audio Book/Adventure -
Best Book (Fiction/Non Ficton) -

Friday, 27 May 2011

In an interview today with The London Evening Standard, it would seem that Arthur Darvil has accidently let slip that he is to bow out of the show at the end of the current series.

Whilst discussing his upcoming role Doctor Faustus at The Globe, Arthur commented:

"Getting a part like Rory was great, but now, coming out of it, I need to go and do something completely different."

After which, the interviewer noted that Darvill suddenly 'looked cornered, and clams up'.

This obviously isn't confirmation but it does certainly seem that Arthur let something slip that perhaps he shouldnt have, but then the exits of both himself and Karen Gillen have been widely speculated of late amongst fandom anyway, so might not come as much of a surprise to many.

What do you think? Is it time to wave goodbye or would you like to see more of the current companions?

Thursday, 26 May 2011

The cover for Doctor Who Insider has been revealed and this months issue looks set to be just as packed with goodies as the first two issues.

This months issue includes interviews with Arthur Darvill, Mark Sheppard and Stuart Milligan, a catch up with Murray Gold who talks about composing for the show since its return in 2005, reviews of all the latest releases and merchandise, upcoming episodes and a huge double sided poster.

The awards are back for the second time and this year they have been expaned to cover fifteen seperate catagories. As with the first awards last year, the catagories for Best Doctor, Best Companion and Best Story have been split into Classic and New to make voting as fair as possible because while everyone has seen the show since it returned in 2005, not everyone is as familiar with the classic series and it deserves to get equal representation.

The awards for Best Villian has been modified slightly to cover a wider range and now sits alongside Best Alien/Monster Species. This will mean that individual baddies will be recognised apart from their race, for example. Restac could be nominated seperately from The Silurians. Other new catagories include Best Guest/One Off Character, Best Writer and Best Director.

As with last year, it is not compulsory to vote in every catagory. You can vote for as little as one or as many as fifteen when you submit your nominations, but votes will only count once so think carefully about your choices.

We had a tremendous response last year and we are looking for the same this year. There are many ways that you can sumbit your nominations. You can either send a DM via Twitter to either myself or PopRockGeek, or send us a PM on the forum (requires registration) or by sending a personal message via the facebook page. Alternatively, you can send an email to us HERE. Just copy and paste the catagories below, along with your answers in whichever way is easiest for you.

Best Doctor (New) -
Best Doctor (Classic) -
Best Companion (New) -
Best Companion (Classic) -
Best Story (New) -
Best Story (Classic) -
Best Guest/One Off Character -
Best Recurring Character -
Best Alien/Monster Species -
Best Villain -
Best Writer -
Best Director -
Best Spinoff -
Best Audio Book/Adventure -
Best Book (Fiction/Non Ficton) -

In a press release earlier today, the BBC announced that Piers Wenger, co executive producer of Doctor Who, will be leaving the BBC, and therefore his duties on Doctor Who, for pastures new at Film4.

In the statement, the BBC said:

It's been confirmed that Piers Wenger, currently one of Doctor Who's three executive producers, is leaving the BBC.

Piers succeeded Julie Gardner as Head of Drama for BBC Wales and shortly after became executive producer of Doctor Who, taking an active role in the casting of Matt Smith as the Doctor. He also served as executive producer on Doctor Who: The Adventure Games and Doctor Who Confidential. Away from the TARDIS he worked on Ashes to Ashes, Christopher and His Kind and the relaunch of Upstairs Downstairs.
In March 2010 Piers stepped down as Head of Drama but remained at BBC Wales where he continued as creative leader for a number of key shows, including the award-winning Eric and Ernie.

He commented, 'It is with great sadness that I say goodbye to Doctor Who and BBC Drama, and all of the extraordinary people who I have worked with there.' Piers is leaving the BBC to join Film4 and everyone in the Doctor Who team would like to wish him the very best of luck in his new role.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish him well in his future endevours.

So where does this leave the team now? Will Piers be replaced or will Steven Moffat and Beth Willis take the reigns as a twosome?

Wednesday, 25 May 2011

The Doctor In The TARDIS Fanfic competition is back for the second time!

If you are a fan of fanfiction and like to write your own then we want you to get involved.

Over the next few weeks we want you to submit your best stories to the forum as part of our latest competiton. All entries will be read and voted on by a panel of judges from the moderating team, as well as being viewable to all members and visitors in the Fanfiction section. The entry chosen as the winner will then be pinned as the first readable topic in the FanFic section, get its very own post on the main Tardis Spoilers news site, be tweeted out to nearly 1000 people and be linked to all of our Facebook followers.

To be in with a chance of winning there are a few rules and regulations that you will need to adhere to.

1. All entries must be posted by Sunday 26th June
2. Each entry must be posted in its own seperate thread (not linked to on other sites)
3. Entrants can only submit a total of 5 stories
4. Stories must be Whoniverse related, so can include Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, K9 or original characters set within the Whoniverse
5. Stories must be your own, not ones you found on other sites
6. Stories currently within the forum will be automatically included, so if you have several already posted then please let us know which ones you would like to be selected for inclusion by bumping them up with a post to let us know.

When the competition ends, a group of specially chosen judges will narrow the best entrants down to three. The stories will then be submitted to forum members to choose their favourites over a specified period until a winner is chosen.

The awards are back for the second time and this year they have been expaned to cover fifteen seperate catagories. As with the first awards last year, the catagories for Best Doctor, Best Companion and Best Story have been split into Classic and New to make voting as fair as possible because while everyone has seen the show since it returned in 2005, not everyone is as familiar with the classic series and it deserves to get equal representation.

The awards for Best Villian has been modified slightly to cover a wider range and now sits alongside Best Alien/Monster Species. This will mean that individual baddies will be recognised apart from their race, for example. Restac could be nominated seperately from The Silurians. Other new catagories include Best Guest/One Off Character, Best Writer and Best Director.

As with last year, it is not compulsory to vote in every catagory. You can vote for as little as one or as many as fifteen when you submit your nominations, but votes will only count once so think carefully about your choices.

We had a tremendous response last year and we are looking for the same this year. There are many ways that you can sumbit your nominations. You can either send a DM via Twitter to either myself or PopRockGeek, or send us a PM on the forum (requires registration) or by sending a personal message via the facebook page. Alternatively, you can send an email to us HERE. Just copy and paste the catagories below, along with your answers in whichever way is easiest for you.

Best Doctor (New) -
Best Doctor (Classic) -
Best Companion (New) -
Best Companion (Classic) -
Best Story (New) -
Best Story (Classic) -
Best Guest/One Off Character -
Best Recurring Character -
Best Alien/Monster Species -
Best Villain -
Best Writer -
Best Director -
Best Spinoff -
Best Audio Book/Adventure -
Best Book (Fiction/Non Ficton) -

Last night, Matt Smith appeared on The One Show to promote Doctor Who and a new clip was shown to accompany his appearance, which you can see below. It doesn't contain spoilers, but if you don't want to know anything at all about Saturdays episode then look away now

The overnight ratings for last nights showing of Curse Of The Black Spot have come in and have shown a rise since last week.

The figures show that COTBS took in 6.2 million viewers whilst hitting a peak of 6.7 million. The show continued to bring in viewers throughout the episode which then dropped off again when the following show, So You Think You Can Dance, started. The show also grabbed an audience share of 30.9%

Given the recent trend for huge overnights, it is estimated that this episode will bring in close to 8 million viewers once official figures are released in about ten days. That figure thoguh will not include anybody who watches on iPlayer, a platform that will also see figures of over a million.

Doctor Who has been back on the air for two weeks now and the new series has gone over extremely well with fandom. We know that you all love the show and we want you all to get involved with us over at the forum to discuss each new episode and join in with all the other conversations, games, polls and debates.

At the forum we have set up an entire section to the episodes of series 6 though at the moment it is only open to members, and while guests can view the rest of the forum freely, in order to access all the latest episode discussions you need to register an account with us. But don't worry, it's completely free.

This year the show launched in the US and the UK on exactly the same date for the first time ever, and we already have people from all over the world there talking about each new episode, but we want to continue to grow and you can help us to do that. We already have hundreds of discussion topics set up, with many more opening up as the series progresses. We also have polls where you can rate the episodes right after they air, discuss the Doctor Who Confidentials, chat about theories, discuss spoilers and meet with other Doctor Who fans from around the world.

Signing up to join in is quick and easy, and the best part about it is that it is free. As long as you have an email address you have the means to become a member and experience Series 6 for the first time with hundreds of other members and fans. We are not like other forums on the net. The atmosphere is always light and friendly and nobody is ever flamed for their preferences or opinions. It really is a place for EVERYONE!

So what more convincing do you need? Come and join us today and get involved with all the other members to discuss the best show on TV. To find the forum, just click on THIS LINK RIGHT HERE

Can you believe we are on to episode 3 already? Seems like only yesterday we were all itching to get the show back on our screens, but here we are almost half way through the run already.

Tonight we see the turn of The Curse Of The Black Spot.

The Doctors plans are thwarted, the TARDIS is marooned onboard a 17th-century pirate ship whose crew is being attacked by a mysterious and beautiful sea creature, as the time-travelling drama continues.

Becalmed and beset by cabin fever, the pirates have numerous superstitious explanations for the Siren's appearance. The Doctor has other ideas but, as his theories are disproved and every plan of escape is thwarted, he must work to win the trust of the implacable Captain Avery and uncover the truth behind the pirates' supernatural fears – and he must work quickly, for some of his friends have already fallen under the Siren's spell.

As always we will be discussing and disecting the episode over on the forum, so make sure you stop by after the episode has aired, sign up and join in the conversations by going to THE DOCTOR IN THE TARDIS FORUM. We look forward to seeing you there.

Friday, 6 May 2011

Todays announcement that Arthur Darvil will be starring in Doctor Faustus at The Globe from June through October of this year has got people wondering about the future of the current companions on the show.

As well as Arthurs turn on the boards, Karen Gillan is also signed to star in a movie with Robert Sheehan as well as film a drama special for BBC4, further filling their respective schedules. But where does this leave Rory and Amy in terms of travelling with the Doctor? Over on the forum, Oh-Wise-One had this to say about the possible departure of Arthur:

According to the press release he will be in the stage show from 18th June through to 2nd October. There are a few things that would indicate why this might mean the end for Rory.

a) The Christmas Special is rumoured to start filming at the beginning of June, so he wouldnt be available because of rehearsals for the play.

b) If he is doing six plays a week until October, that would mean his continuing full time on Doctor who would push filming back for series 7 until October. It usually starts in July/August

But we could look at it another way

c) Series 7 could be cut down to fewer episodes, allowing for a later filming start including Arthur
d) Series 7 moves to the Autumn, again allowing for a later start to filming and the inclusion of Arthur

Either way though I would say that he won't be in the Christmas episode because that will definately be filmed before October when his play ends. I'd also wager that even if the launch of the series is pushed back to Autumn next year, the filming block will probably remain the same due to Moffs commitments to Sherlock, which will be on a strict schedule due to Martin Freemans commitment to The Hobbit.

Just to reitterate, this is all speculative at the moment, but with Karens schedule looking just as hectic over the coming months it would seem that the chances of either of them returning full time is starting to look slim. As stated above, there are ways and means around this, but it would seem far more likely that we will soon be due new companions.

Despite some media outlets who would have us believe that the sky is falling in on Doctor Who, recent iPlayer statistics have revealed that The Impossible Astronaut is on its way to becoming the most watched programme on the platform ever.

After being available for just 12 days, The Impossible Astronaut has notched up an amazing 1.5million hits. The current most watched show on iPlayer which is The Eleventh Hour had only been seen on the iPlayer 1.27 million times within the same period. TIA now has an overall reach of over ten million viewers and growing.

The Impossible Astronaut has stiff competition from its next episode though because after just 4 days, Day of the Moon has managed to get 1.07million hits and is likely to grow significantly over the next week.

Reports have been coming in over the last few days in various newspapers that the BBC intend to film the three stories from Series 5 that were not finished before the death of Elisabeth Sladen, and air them along with the three that were later this year, but earlier this week the BBC released a statement claiming that due to the stars passing, the show would no longer continue.

Contrary to press reports we can confirm that no new episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures will be filmed following the tragic death of actress Elisabeth Sladen in April, 2011. As a tribute to Elisabeth the six episodes that were recorded with her last year will be broadcast on CBBC at a date to be confirmed.

The BBC have released a synopsis for the upcoming episode five, The Rebel Flesh. The episode is due to air on May 21st with a provisional time of 6pm, though due to some schedule changes, that time may change closer to the date.

A solar tsunami sends the TARDIS hurtling towards a futuristic factory on Earth, where human doppelgangers are used to mine dangerous acid.

A second wave hits and the "Gangers" separate. They can remember every second of their "original's" life and feel every emotion they've ever experienced. But are these memories stolen or have they been bequeathed? Are the Gangers merely faulty machinery that must be shut down or are they living, breathing, sentient beings? Can the Doctor convince the terrified humans to accept these "almost people" and prevent an all-out civil war before the factory explodes?